Machinery and transport equipment in China
China: Machinery and transport equipment was 24.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Machinery and transport equipment in China, 1980–2019
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
China recorded 24.5% for machinery and transport equipment in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in China peaked at 27.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2000.
China ranks 27th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Machinery and transport equipment in China, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18.5% | — |
| 1981 | 16.7% | -10.0% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 18.3% | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 17.3% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 17.1% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 14.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | +72.4% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 24.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.8%, 3.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- China's 24.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.0%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Machinery and transport equipment in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +72.4% | 15.8% | 27.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.7% | 16.5% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 14.7% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 14.1% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More economy & growth data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 157.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 111.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 87.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 56.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery and transport equipment in China?
- Machinery and transport equipment in China was 24.5% in 2019, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2000.
- How does China rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- China ranks 27th out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).